Is Love a boy or girl name?
Love is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 319 girls and 25 boys were named Love, so 92.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 82.4% of the 5,494 US babies named Love were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,262
- Girl rank, 2024
- #846
- Babies named Love since 1880
- 5,494
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 418 babies
Boys and girls named Love, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 51 | 30 | 37% |
| 1890s | 41 | 79 | 65.8% |
| 1900s | 59 | 63 | 51.6% |
| 1910s | 115 | 126 | 52.3% |
| 1920s | 129 | 139 | 51.9% |
| 1930s | 79 | 74 | 48.4% |
| 1940s | 38 | 38 | 50% |
| 1950s | 28 | 22 | 44% |
| 1960s | 5 | 62 | 92.5% |
| 1970s | 59 | 261 | 81.6% |
| 1980s | 29 | 139 | 82.7% |
| 1990s | 59 | 168 | 74% |
| 2000s | 74 | 592 | 88.9% |
| 2010s | 81 | 1,149 | 93.4% |
| 2020s | 120 | 1,585 | 93% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | #4,262 | 319 | #846 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,950 | 384 | #732 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3,581 | 386 | #750 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,713 | 251 | #1,018 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,165 | 245 | #1,026 |
| 2019 | 12 | #7,016 | 128 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,568 | 144 | #1,515 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,920 | 123 | #1,732 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,429 | 100 | #1,990 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,831 | 113 | #1,836 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,495 | 127 | #1,669 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,552 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,910 | 112 | #1,817 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,545 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,937 | 90 | #2,180 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,304 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,796 | 80 | #2,407 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,910 | 77 | #2,449 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,502 | 52 | #3,203 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,469 | 49 | #3,194 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,936 | 51 | #3,053 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,044 | 47 | #3,161 |
| 2002 | 5 | #11,773 | 47 | #3,086 |
| 2001 | 9 | #7,273 | 48 | #2,995 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,842 | 56 | #2,658 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,324 | 30 | #3,931 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,113 | 26 | #4,318 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,051 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,654 | 23 | #4,524 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,455 | 17 | #5,589 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,452 | 12 | #7,397 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,600 | 13 | #6,883 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,047 | 10 | #8,470 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,291 | 11 | #7,736 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,255 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,546 | 12 | #6,786 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,926 | 16 | #5,209 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,473 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,400 | 11 | #6,407 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,229 | 13 | #5,544 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,403 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,937 | 7 | #8,592 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,854 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,854 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,432 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,160 | 22 | #3,615 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,505 | 21 | #3,581 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,642 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,728 | 34 | #2,417 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,354 | 26 | #2,854 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,728 | 29 | #2,584 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,336 | 24 | #2,880 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,455 | 31 | #2,379 |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,210 | 23 | #3,020 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,375 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,322 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,682 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,245 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,238 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,241 | 5 | #7,113 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,793 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,647 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,276 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,136 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,345 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,686 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,155 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,058 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,208 | 9 | #3,837 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,189 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,599 | 5 | #5,766 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,247 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,957 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,772 | 10 | #3,064 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,844 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,866 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,030 | 6 | #4,225 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,761 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,272 | 5 | #4,715 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,372 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,642 | 6 | #4,028 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,495 | 7 | #3,657 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,284 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,267 | 19 | #1,852 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,278 | 7 | #3,707 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,916 | 22 | #1,729 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,877 | 17 | #2,062 |
| 1928 | 16 | #2,015 | 11 | #2,892 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,058 | 11 | #2,981 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,664 | 16 | #2,310 |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,686 | 13 | #2,710 |
| 1924 | 18 | #1,938 | 17 | #2,267 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,399 | 10 | #3,258 |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,000 | 12 | #2,888 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,452 | 17 | #2,251 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,542 | 15 | #2,421 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,111 | 11 | #2,913 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,636 | 16 | #2,249 |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,148 | 16 | #2,152 |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,012 | 19 | #1,844 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,030 | 19 | #1,767 |
| 1914 | 17 | #1,531 | 10 | #2,360 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,085 | 12 | #1,845 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,758 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 11 | #1,092 | 11 | #1,506 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,269 | 12 | #1,392 |
| 1909 | 10 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,174 | 5 | #2,306 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,282 | 9 | #1,467 |
| 1906 | 8 | #972 | 8 | #1,501 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,046 | 9 | #1,369 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,323 | 5 | #2,044 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,516 |
| 1902 | 9 | #838 | 5 | #1,938 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,414 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,124 | 8 | #1,514 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,076 | 10 | #1,149 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,333 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,369 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,188 | 6 | #1,517 |
| 1894 | 8 | #831 | 10 | #1,035 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,131 | 11 | #939 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 10 | #992 |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,059 | 10 | #926 |
| 1890 | 12 | #585 | 8 | #1,060 |
| 1889 | 6 | #942 | 10 | #874 |
| 1888 | 9 | #735 | 7 | #1,095 |
| 1887 | 7 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 9 | #675 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 7 | #810 | 8 | #824 |
| 1884 | 8 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 5 | #894 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Love reached #585 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #732 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Love
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.